[Herky] Half Oregon 56 Iowa 46

[Gwen McNatt Enokian]

I am pretty sure Loyola would beat Iowa this year. Yeah they lost badly to
Wisconsin but that was basically a pickup game and the Ramblers really
gelled a bit later.

Losing Nunge was huge as was a half CJ. They say he has plantar fasciitis.
That makes no sense to me. I have had plantar fasciitis (I actually have a
mild case right now) I used to run marathons and plantar fasciitis never
stopped me. You have to deal with it but it mostly hurts when you are
inactive (first thing in the morning, riding in a car for a long time).
Once you start running, it goes away. Whoever said he has a stress fracture
is probably correct.

This loss will haunt me too!  It was not fun to watch

On Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 7:22 PM Jayant Rajgopal <jay.rajgopal at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I agree about the competition Scott - so much more fun to watch them
> destroy UNC than Bidirectional A&T.
> I have really enjoyed this season though (the blowout losses to Gonzaga
> and Oregon notwithstanding...).  Garza represents everything that is right
> about college sports - such a good kid, in addition to being the best
> Hawkeye basketball player that I have watched in 40 years.
> I think the injury to CJ and (especially) losing Nunge made a huge
> difference late in the season.  I also think the biggest problem with this
> team was its lack of speed/athleticism - the superior offense and the great
> hustle couldn't always compensate for that (Illinois, the two Indiana games
> and yesterday being good examples).  And the relatively poor defense - I've
> always felt that McCaffery doesn't emphasize defense enough...
> Anyway, I think we'll be OK next year - Murray will be all Big Ten, I
> guarantee . But we do need to recruit some quick guards/small forwards.
> On a related note, the women's team is such a joy to watch!  I watched the
> Kentucky blowout this afternoon (one of the perks of "working" from home).
> They are so loose and just seem to be having so much fun - especially
> Czinano!  Unfortunately, the difference between the "elites" and the rest
> is too big compared to the men's side of things. Even Maryland, which is -
> easily - the best team in the Big Ten is probably a bit of a long shot to
> win it all.   It'll be interesting to see how close Iowa is able to keep it
> with Yukon...
>
>
>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Scott Werling <scw969 at hotmail.com>
>> To: herky at lists.herky.net
>> Cc:
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>> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 16:43:03 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [Herky] Half Oregon 56 Iowa 46
>>
>> This year has been fun to watch at times.  Again I don't enjoy them
>> playing teams they can & do beat by 40.  They need a slightly stronger
>> schedule.  JFH said he played one (patsy), one more difficult team but
>> should win & one about the same strength as the Hawks.  Sure more games in
>> basketball, but why not throw in a Loyola or Mount Saint Mary's.  Or an
>> Oregon or Oregon State.  Better for TV.  Plus, IMHO, it's a better judge of
>> where the team is.
>>
>> Or is the mindset, "Pretty good team, let's see if they can get better
>> with some patsies then a difficult B1G?"  That makes us as good as the B1G
>> which, as it plays out, is not nearly as good as thought.  I'm really
>> bummed after this game today.  Garza is gone.  Decent nuecleus coming
>> back.  No stand out player.  Lots of roll players.  Keegan has a huge
>> upside.  His twin bro Chris is more of a big man so he may see more minutes
>> next year.  Not sure what to expect beyond that.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> Scott
>>
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